[PATCH v4 24/59] ksmbd_vfs_path_lookup(): vfs_path_parent_lookup() accepts ERR_PTR() as name

Al Viro
2026-01-08T07:36:52Z

no need to check in the caller

Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
---
fs/smb/server/vfs.c | 3 ---
1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
index f891344bd76b..a97226116840 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
@@ -67,9 +67,6 @@ static int ksmbd_vfs_path_lookup(struct ksmbd_share_config *share_conf,
}

filename = getname_kernel(pathname);
- if (IS_ERR(filename))
- return PTR_ERR(filename);
-
err = vfs_path_parent_lookup(filename, flags,
path, &last, &type,
root_share_path);
--
2.47.3